Pressing-machine



UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

L. B. STORRS, OF CANTON, NEW YORK.

PRESSING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 20,519, dated June 8, 1858.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, L. B. SToRRs, of Canton, in theV county of St. Lawrence and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Pressing-Machine for Tailors Use; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l, is a side elevation of my improvement the lower part being bisected as indicated by .r Fig. 2. Fig. 2, is a front elevation of ditto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the two gures.

This invention consists in attaching by an universal joint a goose or tailors iron to a jointed arm, which arm is connected to a treadle by a lever, the above parts being constructed as hereinafter shown, attached to a proper framing and used in connection with a press board, the whole being so arranged that the manipulation of the goose or iron is comparatively greatly facilitated and the work operated upon subjected to a heavy or light pressure as may be desired with but a slight exertion or expenditure of power on the part of the operator.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a platform which is supported at a suitable height by a framing B. The platform A, may be constructed of wood and framing B, of cast iron.

C, is a lever which is connected by a joint or hinge a, to the back side of the platform. This lever is of cast iron and its lower end is connected by a link o, to the lower end of a bent lever c, which is attached to a treadle D. Thelever c, is attached to the lower part of the framing by a fulcrum pin d. To the treadle D, a vertical rod E, is attached. To the upper end of this rod, a cross plate e, is attached and this plate rests on the upper ends of two spiral springs f, f, which are tted on guide rods f', f', the lower ends of said springs resting on a crosspiece g, to which the guide rods are attached, said cross piece being attached to the framing B. The springs f, f, have a tendency to keep the treadle D, elevated and consequently the upper end of the lever C, thrown backward from the platform, as far as it is allowed to move.

The upper end of the lever C, has two horizontal lips h, it, formed on it, between which a jointed arm F, is attached by a screw G, which passes through the lips h, k, and through the arm F, the screw fitting in a female thread in the arm F. The screw G, has a crank j, on its upper end. The joint z', of the arm F, may be arranged or formed in any proper way, so that the arm may fold or bend horizontally. To the outer end of the arm F, the goose7 H, is attached, by an universal joint I, said joint being formed by pivoting a sphere or ball 7c, in a fork Z, the shank of which is fitted and allowed to turn freely in the end of the arm F. The goose H, is provided at the center of its upper part with a Vertical spindle m, which passes through the sphere or ball lo, and is allowed to turn freely therein. The handle n, is attached to the upper end of the spindle m. The goose H, is hollow and is heated by means of hot irons placed within it.

J, is a press board, one end of which is secured in proper position on the platform by means of a clamp K, which is formed of a jaw 0, actuated by a cam p, the jaw 0, being pivoted to the upper end of a standard L, and directly over a stationary jaw g, attached to the standard L. The opposite end of the press board is supported by a standard M, which is not attached permanently to either the platform or press board and consequently may be adjusted under any part of the press board.

The operation is as follows: The cloth or garment to be pressed, shown in red is placed on the press board J, and the goose7 H, being properly heated by an iron is pressed down on the article to be operated by depressing the treadle D, with the foot, and the goose H, may be moved over the cloth in any direction in consequence of its connection with the arm F, the goose also besides its universal movement being allowed to rotate entirely around. Perfect freedom therefore of the goose is obtained and as the foot of the operator is employed for giving the pressure to the goose or iron and the hands are employed for moving it only, the desired work may be performed very effectually a greater pressure being obtained and the goose or iron manipulated with much greater facility than when the hands alone are employed for performing the work. The arm F, may be raised and lowered at its point of connection with the lever C, by turning the screw G, and the standard or support M, by being movable allows work that is sewed at the edges such as the legs of pants, sleeves of coats, etc. to be slipped over on the press board, as shown in Fig. 2.

I do not claim broadly the application of a treadle to a pressing iron for this has been previously done and may be seen in hat pressing and analogous machines; but,

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent s l. The lever C, arm F, goose I-I and treadle D, when connected together and arranged relatively with each other; and the press board J, so as to operate as and for the purpose set forth.

2. I further claim the particular manner of connecting the goose H, to the arm F, as shown, viz., having the goose provided with a spindle m, which passes loosely through the sphere la of the universal joint I, whereby the goose is allowed an independent rotary movement, it being understood that I do not claim the sphere 7c, and fork Z, with its shank iitting in the arm F, for this is the usual universal joint, but only the peculiarity attending the connection of the goose to the sphere as set forth in connection with the sphere and fork.

L. B. STORES.

Witnesses:

E. K. PAIGE, L. J. DAY. 

